William Cameron was born in Scotland, and
lived there until he served his apprenticeship as a machinist. He then
came to Chicago in 1897. Mr. Cameron was a recognized authority in the
manufacture of high-speed automatic can manufacturing machinery. He held
patents to numerous developments in the mechanical engineering field. His
greatest development was the invention of the air tester which separates
the perfect cans from faulty ones at a speed of 300 per minute. Although
always prominent in the activities of Scots, he never was interested in
Golf. Aside from his professional activities his main interest was
concentrated on game bird growing on a 1,300 acre preserve he maintained
in Indiana. Mr. Cameron, was a past chief of Clan Campbell, and held
numerous offices in the Masonic Lodge. He lived at 824 Bonnie Brae, River
Forest, Illinois. He was survived by his wife and four children, Allan,
William, Jean and Kenneth. Funeral services were held in the River Forest
First Presbyterian Church with internment at Forest Home Cemetery. The
cause of death was pneumonia. He was at home at the time of death. At the
time of his death he was owner and president of the Cameron Can Machine
Company. They had offices in Paris, London, Hong Kong and New York, and
had agents all over the world. Mr. Cameron served one term as President of
the Illinois Saint Andrew Society in 1934. He died before completing his
term as President. he had failed to place the Scottish Home in his will,
but his family came with a memorial to honor their father. His son, Allan
M. Cameron, presented the Board of Governors with a check for ten thousand
dollars. It was the miracle needed for the Home to survive the difficult
years of the Great Depression.

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